Bill Sponsor
Kentucky House Bill 619
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 1, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Feb 11, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
619
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (4)
Motion Text
Final Passage
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Summary
Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define "campus" and "chancellor"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments.
04/01/2026
House
delivered to Governor
04/01/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/01/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/01/2026
House
passed 83-0
04/01/2026
House
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
04/01/2026
House
taken from Rules
04/01/2026
House
to Rules (H)
04/01/2026
House
received in House
04/01/2026
House
passed 37-0
04/01/2026
Senate
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
04/01/2026
Senate
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
House
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
04/01/2026
House
taken from Rules
04/01/2026
Senate
to Rules (S)
04/01/2026
Senate
received in Senate
04/01/2026
House
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
04/01/2026
House
to Rules (H)
04/01/2026
House
received in House
04/01/2026
House
passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
04/01/2026
House
Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
04/01/2026
House
3rd reading
03/31/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/31/2026
House
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/31/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
03/27/2026
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
03/27/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/26/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/24/2026
Senate
to Education (S)
03/12/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/12/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/11/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/10/2026
House
placed in the Orders of the Day
03/10/2026
House
taken from Rules
03/10/2026
House
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/2026
House
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/02/2026
House
2nd reading
03/02/2026
House
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/27/2026
House
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/27/2026
House
1st reading
02/27/2026
House
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/23/2026
House
reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/19/2026
House
to Postsecondary Education (H)
02/11/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/11/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
Record Created
Feb 12, 2026 12:47:25 AM
Record Updated
Apr 2, 2026 9:07:34 PM